This recommended graduation plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their degrees on time. These plans are the recommended sequences of courses. Students must meet with their Academic Advisor to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree.
NOTE: This recommended Graduation Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2025-2026 academic year.
CRWT 101 to CRWT 102
CRWT 101S to CRWT 102S
MATH 021/022 to MATH 108-121
NOTE: CRWT and MATH courses are determined by placement testing and should be taken following the sequence above.
First Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (HRS 4)
- CHEM 111 - PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY LECTURE (HRS 4)
- CHEM 111L - PRINCIPLES OF CHEM LAB/RECITAT (HRS 1)
- Gen Ed: CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- Career Pathways: PATH TS1 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 1 FOR THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE
- Total: (HRS 17)
Spring Semester
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- Major: PSYC 101 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: Quantitative Reasoning – MATH 108 - ELEMENTARY PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- Major: BIOL 214 - ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I LECTURE (HRS 4)
- Major: BIOL 214L - ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I LAB (HRS 1.5)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- Free Elective (minor, certificate, or second major requirement) (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH TS2 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 2 FOR THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE
- Total: (HRS 16-17.5)
Spring Semester
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- Major: BIOL 216 - ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II LECTURE (HRS 4)
- Major: BIOL 216L - ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II LAB (HRS 1.5)
- Major: BIOL 212 - MICROBIOLOGY FOR HEALTH SCIENCE LECTURE (HRS 4)
- Major: BIOL 212L - MICROBIOLOGY FOR HEALTH SCIENCE LABORATORY (HRS 1.5)
- Career Pathways: PATH TS3 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3 FOR THEORETICAL & APPLIED SCIENCE
- Total: (HRS 15)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- Major: NURS 305 - FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING PRACTICE (HRS 4)
- Major: NURS 306 - INTEGRATIVE CLINICAL STRATEGIES I (HRS 4)
- Major: NURS 325 - NURSING RESEARCH AND EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE (HRS 4)
- Major: NURS 330 - HEALTH ASSESSMENT ACROSS THE LIFESPAN (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: NURS 340 - FAMILY CENTERED NURSING (HRS 4)
- Major: NURS 345 - HEALTH ISSUES MANAGEMENT I (HRS 4)
- Major: NURS 355 - INTEGRATIVE CLINICAL STRATEGIES II (HRS 4)
- Major: NURS 370 - PATHOPHYSIOLOGY/PHARMACOLOGY I (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- Major: NURS 410 - HEALTH ISSUES MANAGEMENT II (HRS 4)
- Major: NURS 425 - COMMUNITY CENTERED NURSING (HRS 4)
- Major: NURS 430 - INTEGRATIVE CLINICAL STRATEGIES III (HRS 4)
- Major: NURS 435 - PATHOPHYSIOLOGY/PHARMACOLOGY II (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: NURS 440 - INTEGRATIVE CLINICAL STRATEGIES IV (HRS 4)
- Major: NURS 475 - ADVANCED CONCEPTS IN HEALTH ISSUES MANAGEMENT (HRS 4)
- Major: NURS 450 - INTEGRATIVE CLINICAL RESIDENCY IN NURSING (HRS 4)
- Major: NURS 470 - TRENDS IN LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN NURSING (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Total Credits Required: 128 credits
GPA Required: 2.3
WI: Writing Intensive-3 required in the major
*General Education courses can be done in any order with the exception of INTD 101, CRWT and MATH. Those three general education courses will need to be done first. First Year Seminar is taken in the first semester. Failure to complete CRWT and MATH will result in a hold when the student hits 64 credits. The following general education courses can be done in any order. For more info on these courses, please visit the General Education program requirements website in the College Catalog:
+W: Students transferring in with 48 or more credits are waived from these general education requirements.
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